Ok now how many here thought it was 'ok' but boarderline pathetic and totally blown away by AI inovations on the PC 6-10 years ago in games like Half-Life?

Yep I thought so

Huh? Halo still has great AI compared to nearly everything that's come out before or after.. Say what you will about the game itself, I'm no fanboy, but that AI is really very very good.

First time I fired it up, I can distinctly remember thinking "wow! Finally someone has managed to give the Half-Life AI a run for its money.. about damn time." Half-Life was - at the time - the only SP game that offered combat as engaging as Halo's..

What's come along since then that has changed that equation? (Don't say Far Cry. That AI is pure gimmicks, and the game has fucking Trigens in it) FEAR.. One game. Yes, it trounces Halo's AI, but not really by a huge amount.. large firefights in either one of those games are EXTREMELY satisfying to play out, and FAR MORESO than they are in any other game I can think of..

Also, WTF is this 6-10 years you're talking about?

Half-Life was released in 1998, and Halo was released in 2001..

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